ST. LOUIS—A Missouri mother who reported that her infant twins were stillborn has been convicted of manslaughter. Maya Caston, 28, was convicted Friday of second-degree involuntary manslaughter and two counts of child endangerment. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that jury found her guilty of lesser charges instead of convicting her of second-degree murder. Prosecutors argued […]
Indianapolis Police said a missing 5-month-old boy was found alive in a vehicle outside a pizza restaurant on Thursday, hours after the arrest of the woman suspected of stealing the car with the boy and his twin inside in Ohio. Five-month-old Kason Thomas was discovered alive inside a stolen 2010 Honda Accord near a Papa […]
CYPRESS, Texas—CYPRESS, Texas—A teenager who told Texas police that he and his twin sister were handcuffed and endured horrific abuse escaped their family’s home after he found a handcuff key and hid it in his mouth, authorities said in court records. The twins, barefoot and holding handcuffs, were seen on doorbell video as they sought […]
IGBO-ORA, Nigeria—Twins appear to be unusually abundant in Nigeria’s southwestern city of Igbo-Ora. Nearly every family here has twins or other multiple births, says local chief Jimoh Titiloye. For the past 12 years, the community has organized an annual festival to celebrate twins. This year’s event, held earlier this month, included more than 1,000 pairs […]
MADRID— Two twin eagle owls have been released into the Madrid countryside after being born in captivity in the city zoo and undergoing months of training. The release, which took place in the town of Villamantilla, 40 kilometers west of Madrid, is part of a Madrid zoo breeding program of night birds of prey including […]
Hilary Swank has announced she’s pregnant with twins and says that revelation might explain some of her actions on set of her new ABC series “ Alaska Daily.” “You don’t tell for 12 weeks for a certain reason. But then, like, you’re growing and you’re using the bathroom a lot and you’re eating a lot. […]
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C.—Twin 20-month-old boys found dead inside a car in the parking lot of a South Carolina daycare were likely in the hot SUV for more than nine hours, authorities said Thursday. A parent discovered the toddlers in rear-facing seats shortly after arriving around 5:40 p.m. Wednesday at the Sunshine House Early Learning Academy on […]
LONDON—David Barclay, one of the billionaire identical twins whose business empire includes Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper, has died, the newspaper said Wednesday. He was 86. The Telegraph said he died Sunday after a short illness. Born in London in 1934, sons of a traveling salesman, David and his twin Frederick Barclay left school aged 14. […]
